The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-29
NEWS.

Fourteen months ago Whilc on tnelf
wedding trip, shey purchased Pullman
ticket from New Orleans to Marshall,
Texas. They were awakened at Boycc,
Texas, al midnight, and compelled to
leave the Pullman car, which was
side-tracked and sent back to New
Orleans. They proceeded in day
coach, and they allcgc that
Mrs Hunter contracted a cold
from which she never recovered. The
amort OF damage claimed being less
than 500 there is no appeal from the
decision OF the county court. Articles
were signed here Tuesday night and a
forfeit put up by jimmy Nicho's, who
claims the light weight championship
of the southwest, and st. Clare OF Ar.
iona, for prize fight New Years Day.
The stakes are 800 side, the winner
to receive 70 per cent of the gate
money, aud the loser 20 per cent. 1t
IL PROPOSED to have the battle on this
side of the Rio Grandc. 1t will be
fought with iour-ouncc gloves to n
| finish
TERRELL, Dec. 90 Another norther
made its appearance about 6 O'Clock
Tuesday evening. The weather began
TO moderate as soon as the sun rose,
and By noon, the wind having ceased,
though somewhat chilly, the weather
was pleasant. Chicken fighting has
been the fun during the week.
GAINESVILLE, Dec. %. w. T.. Wake,
dealer in dry goods, notions, etc., as
signed Wednesday for the benefit of
creditors. Liabilities S2l, 943. rs, assets
Sl0350. The principle creditor are in
New York, Philadelphia and several
Their commercial, centers.
WAxAHAoHIE, Doc 29,-The holi-
days are passing away very quietly.
No accidents occurred, or disturbance
OF any k nd worthy of notice. The
freeze Tuesday night made the roads
passable, and few wagons were in
town Wednesday.
ABILENE, Dec. 29.--The large dry
goods store of j. w. Campbell Il Co.
was closed this morning by attach
mGnt.
RoCKwALL, Dec. 30. Rockwell has
this Christmas had less drunkenness
than d;it,ag any Christmas under the
local option rule, Notwithstanding we
have two open saloons and several
quart houses.
LoNGvIEw, n Dec. 29. Business is
absolutely stagpant, seemingly not yet
recovered from its Christmas rest. A
regular blue norther blew up Wedncs-
day night and the very earth was frozen
solid. Tuesday the higher degree OF
temperature was 700. but during the
night the mercury fell to 20 a change
of SOC in less than twelve hours.
SAN ANTONIO. Dec. 29.--The Board |
Of Trade met Wednesday afternoon
specially to consider the immigration
question and to meet representatives
of several West Texas districts. The
object is to organize an immigration
society TO be known as the South
western immigration Society. The
area embraced extends south as far as
BEEN County, west 10 the Texas Pacific,
east TO the Brazos, and includes all the
territory southwark from these points
or lines. Great interest is being shown |
and there Is no question of there ulti-
mately being strong society formed;
with headquarters either in this city or
Austin. All persons from this section
who attended the Dallas convention |
have joined in this movement and most
of them are in the city to encourage |
the movement. Ample funds have
been provided to further the project,
which is TO be entirely independent of
the Dallas proceedings. Steps TO call
convent on here have been taken.
WICHITA FALLS. Dec. 29.-Capt. E.
l.. Preston, chief of the Rock Island
surveying corps, returned to his work
in the Territory this morning. Three
preliminary lines have already been
run to Red r.ver. and he will now
locate one down Cash creek and cross